State funds will increase with growth

Iowa City schools to get more from Des Moines with enrollment jump

9:00 PM,
Apr. 20, 2013

Written by

Adam B Sullivan
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

While some school districts are scrambling to make ends meet in the face of uncertain state support, local school officials are finding themselves with some breathing room.

The Iowa City Community School District is among the fastest-growing in the state, slated to add as many as many as 300 students annually over the next decade. Because state education funding is based on the number of pupils, growing districts will see more money next year, even in the unlikely event that state lawmakers decide not to increase education funding at all.